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Springer Brownian Agents And Active Particles Collective Dynamics In The Natural And Social Sciences 2003 Edition by Frank Schweitzer, Foreword by J. D. Farmer
This book lays out a vision for a coherent framework for understanding complex systems. By developing the genuine idea of Brownian agents, the author combines concepts from informatics, such as multiagent systems, with approaches of statistical many-particle physics. It demonstrates that Brownian agent models can be successfully applied in many different contexts, ranging from physicochemical pattern formation to swarming in biological systems. Table of contents : Complex Systems and Agent Models.- Active Particles.- Aggregation and Physicochemical Structure Formation.- Self-Organization of Networks.- Tracks and Trail Formation in Biological Systems.- Movement and Trail Formation by Pedestrians.- Evolutionary Optimization Using Brownian Searchers.- Analysis and Simulation of Urban Aggregation.- Economic Agglomeration.- Spatial Opinion Structures in Social Systems.- Erratum.